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The play is written by Cherukuvada Satyanarayana and directed by Someswara Rao. Sagara Mathanam in short is Samsara Sagara Mathanam, depicting a story of a family of an elderly couple, their son and daughter-in-law. The drama hinges on the character of this daughter-in-law Shanti (Padmapriya), who creates ashanti (hell) in the house with her tantrums.

She literally converts her mother-in-law Durga (Srilakshmi) into a domestic servant, while she relaxes. The son Madhu (Mikkili Francis) is shocked at the way his parents are being treated. The elderly couple tries to pacify their son, fearing Madhu’s interference would lead to their separation. But the cantankerous Santhi behaves wildly and even moves to her mother’s place, despite the pleas of her in-laws not to do so.

The script introduces a contrasting role of a timid and mentally sick Sekhar, living alone in a portion of the same house. His wife too deserted him and is living with his mother-in-law (an off stage character). Sekhar’s father is deaf and visits his son at this odd time. The theme gets a twist at this stage in the form of a message that Shanti is admitted into a hospital with heart ailment. The old man wants his son to go and fetch his wife back to their home.

Madhu obliges and fetches Santi back. The message they play gives in the end is in the words of Santi’s father-in-law, who proclaims that happiness lies only in the understanding each other.

B. Narayana as father-in-law, Bhajarappa as the deaf man Chengal Rao, Padmapriya as Santi and Francis as Madhu gave impressive performances. S. Mohan and Bhajarappa raised a few laughs with their body language.

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